0.1 Biomas: tipos, factores y ejemplos  (Page 6/6)

Distribution map of Welwitschia mirabilis and a detail of Welwitschia mirabilis.

Activity

Knowledge Are : Diversity, change and continuity

Topic: Advertisements on South African Biomes

You work for an Advertising Agency that is bidding for the account of a top travel agency. The bid includes designing a full page advert (A4) for theGetaway Magazine. Presentation, appeal and accuracy will therefore be of top priority.

(DON’T FORGET TO CHECK MAPS, REFERENCE BOOK, ADVERTS, and BROCHURES FOR IDEAS. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE OR COPY OTHER PEOPLE’S WORK )

The travel agency has specified that they would like the following to be included in the ad, which is geared towards people looking for a different andfascinating holiday in a specific biome :

• A region in the biome of your choice, including cities and/or towns worth a visit
• Climate (of interest to tourists)
• Well-known geographical features in the region
• Mention of some interesting wildlife (i.e. birds, animals, plants) that may be seen
• Pictures
• Tour dates
• The name of the travel agency, with contact information

You should also include, very discreetly, the name of your own agency . (Study some ads for ideas). Remember – THE SKILL IS IN THE CRISP, RELEVANT ANDSUCCINCT WAY IN WHICH THE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED.

ARE YOU THE BEST? CAN YOUR AD AGENCY WIN THE BID?

We have discussed the following six biomes from which you will select one:

Savannah, Forest, Nama-Karoo, Succulent-Karoo, Fynbos, Grassland.

You will have two periods and homework time to investigate and complete this assignment.

Activity

The following activity is to be done in groups of four

INSTRUCTIONS:

Brainstorm a suitable set of criteria for assessment for poster and verbal report

Select ONE biome from the list given and do the following:

Use suitable references to obtain as much information as possible on the plant and animals found in your selected biome

Make notes about the climate, landscape, stating how some of these are adapted to their environment

Design an attractive poster to illustrate the landscape as well as the dominant plants and animals that make up a food chain.

Display your poster on the classroom wall and

Each person of the group is to give a verbal presentation on an aspect of the biome you studied.

Assessment criteria:

Written:

Size A2 and bigger, heading font size

Layout – organisation aesthetic appeal, use of colour, creativity, eye- catching

Visual – drawings, diagrams

Information – relevant, factual, main points

Oral:

Confidence

Subject knowledge

Poise

Effort

RUBRIC FOR ORAL PRESENTATION

(15)

Memo Activity 1: Discussing the value of a grassland ecosystem

Rich media

http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_NROCscience/Lesson25VideoBiosphere

The video of this lesson focuses on the biosphere, ecospheres, the lithosphere, the troposphere, the hydrosphere, ecology, individuals, populations,communities, ecosystems, biomes, biospheres, and biodiversity.

http://www.oercommons.org/courses/biomes/view

This interactive resource adapted from NASA features some of the physical and biological characteristics of seven of the world's biomes.

http://www.southafrica.info/about/animals/flora.htm#ixzz1aqVbqENT

This classification of different biomes corresponds to decreasing average temperatures.